Bojan Vrbnjak
V 12th round of the Grand Prix of Great Britain is a fan Formula 1 he held his breath. Daniil Kvyat, team racer Alpha Tauri, veered off the track at high speed and crashed into the guardrail. Fortunately, it is Rus remained intact.
The collision happened in a very fast section Maggotts-Becketts, a place that is difficult but not known for accidents. Slow motion indicated that the right rear tire They are crying deformed. There has been a debate in various fan forums about whether this place is sufficiently protected. Michael Massi, FIA the race director is of the opinion that this is not the case and that this position can be improved. In the excursion zone bend 11 they are now installed 36 meters long a section of protective fence made of old car tires.
It is one of three changes to the traditional track before the race for Grand Prix of the 70th anniversary of Formula 1. The second novelty is 30 meter long curb at the section Chapel, which is supposed to prevent racers from driving across the grass, which is supposed to cause minor injuries racing cars and scattering carbon particles on the track, which was suspected last Sunday of causing damage to the left front tires Bottas, Sainz and Hamilton. For this reason, they are also at the turn exit The Becketts laid the curb.
